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unnecessary encoded-words usage breaks DKIM signatures

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3.7 (EOL) stdlib topic-email
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Description

BPO 34881
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @maxking, @brycedrennan

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-10-03.07:06:28.690>
labels = ['3.7', 'expert-email']
title = 'unnecessary encoded-words usage breaks DKIM signatures'
updated_at = <Date 2019-05-17.18:35:26.867>
user = 'https://github.com/brycedrennan'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2019-05-17.18:35:26.867>
actor = 'maxking'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2018-10-03.07:06:28.690>
creator = 'bryced'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34881
keywords = []
message_count = 4.0
messages = ['326943', '326996', '326998', '342754']
nosy_count = 4.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'maxking', 'bryced']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = None
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34881'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']

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Research direction

Start with the migrated issue and its linked bugs.python.org issue 34881, focusing on the email component and the reported DKIM-signature breakage. Reproduce or trace the unnecessary encoded-words behavior in the affected Python email handling, and consider the issue done when that behavior no longer invalidates DKIM signatures without regressing the supported Python 3.6 and 3.7 behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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